Spring 2004
POL 8660: 005
Topics in Comparative Politics

Instructor: Hilbink
NameFile TypeDate Modified
Course Syllabus (152.5Kb)Microsoft WordW 04-07-04 12:22:33 PM
World Constitutions in EnglishURLF 02-27-04 10:23:42 AM
World Constitutions in English, bisURLF 02-27-04 10:22:42 AM
Yet another site for world constitutionsURLM 03-08-04 05:01:18 PM
(Some) Course Questions (23.5Kb)Microsoft WordM 01-26-04 10:03:37 AM
Afghanistan's New ConstitutionURLF 02-27-04 10:25:07 AM
Iraq's Interim ConstitutionURLM 03-08-04 05:06:57 PM
 
This will bring you to the CPA website. There you can click to get a printer-friendly version. For commentary, see also: www.geocities.com/nathanbrown1/interimiraqiconstitution.html
Week Two (1/27) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:48:01 AM
 
RULE OF LAW, CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND DEMOCRACY Upload your response(s) by clicking on Add: File. You can also upload a URL if you find one you think the class would be interested in.
Discussion Qs for 1/27 (20.5Kb)Microsoft WordM 01-26-04 09:54:59 AM
Week Three (2/3) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:47:28 AM
 
CIVIL LAW AND COMMON LAW FORMS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW
Article on Natural LawURLTu 02-03-04 04:37:17 PM
Week Four (2/10) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:46:24 AM
 
UNITED STATES I
Week Five (2/17) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:46:40 AM
 
UNITED STATES II
Roy Moore for President?URLM 02-16-04 04:46:32 PM
Re. Scalia's originalism Tu 02-17-04 11:38:22 AM
 
For those of you interested, this article, available from the InfoTrac full-text (and other) indexes on the library website, provides an excellent discussion of the place of originalism in contemporary jurisprudential debates, and Scalia's lack of commitment thereto: Originalist sin: the achievement of Antonin Scalia, and its intellectual incoherence. By Jeffrey Rosen. The New Republic May 5, 1997 v216 n18 p26(11) (9786 words)
Week 6 (2/24) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:45:05 AM
 
GERMANY
Week 7 (3/2) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:44:52 AM
 
JAPAN
Link on Canadian RightsURLM 03-08-04 02:07:59 PM
 
Not only does this provide a good basic overview, but it offers links to other useful sites as well (see, for example, the link on the notwithstanding clause).
Week 8 (3/9) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:44:32 AM
 
CANADA
Week 9 (3/23) Responses FolderF 03-19-04 09:44:16 AM
 
ISRAEL
Just for fun: Power Point PledgeURLM 03-29-04 10:13:19 AM
Week 10 (3/30) Responses FolderTu 03-30-04 10:08:59 AM
 
HUNGARY
Week 11 (4/6) Responses FolderF 04-02-04 11:14:53 AM
 
RUSSIA
Week 12 (4/13) Responses FolderM 04-12-04 10:57:09 AM
 
AFRICA-general
Week 13 (4/20) Responses FolderF 04-16-04 12:54:00 PM
 
SOUTH AFRICA
Week 14 (4/27) Responses FolderTh 04-22-04 09:31:21 AM
 
ARAB/MUSLIM STATES
Nathan Brown article from JODURLTu 04-27-04 11:24:57 AM
 
Does constitutionalism need democracy or not??
Dower article on Japan and IraqURLTh 03-18-04 03:33:00 PM
 
Interesting piece from the Boston Review. Wish I had found it for our week on Japan, but we can refer back to it when we discuss Iraq later.
Islam and DemocracyURLTu 04-27-04 01:12:01 PM
 
This is a forum from the Boston Review. Read as much or as little as you find useful.
Rule of Law Report-AfghanistanURLTu 04-27-04 01:17:54 PM
 
From United States Institute of Peace. See also links.
Loads of info on AfghanistanURLTu 04-27-04 01:19:17 PM
 
See in particular the links on the left, such as Legal and Judicial Reform.
Week 15 (5/4) Responses FolderM 05-03-04 04:02:13 PM
 
AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ (See also Week 14 folder for some pieces posted by Martin.)
Eery report on need for ROL in Iraq from spring 2003URLM 05-03-04 04:35:44 PM

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